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Job Description

Provide advanced nursing care for patients in critical or coronary care units.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-1141.03

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Critical Care Nurses”.

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Tasks for “Neonatal Critical Care Nurse”

Perform approved therapeutic or diagnostic procedures based upon patients' clinical status.
Document patients' treatment plans, interventions, outcomes, or plan revisions.
Administer blood and blood products, monitoring patients for signs and symptoms related to transfusion reactions.
Evaluate patients' vital signs or laboratory data to determine emergency intervention needs.
Advocate for patients' and families' needs, or provide emotional support for patients and their families.
Identify patients' age-specific needs and alter care plans as necessary to meet those needs.
Document patients' medical histories and assessment findings.
Identify patients who are at risk of complications due to nutritional status.
Identify malfunctioning equipment or devices.
Assess patients' psychosocial status and needs, including areas such as sleep patterns, anxiety, grief, anger, and support systems.
Compile and analyze data obtained from monitoring or diagnostic tests.
Monitor patients' fluid intake and output to detect emerging problems such as fluid and electrolyte imbalances.
Collaborate with other health care professionals to develop and revise treatment plans based on identified needs and assessment data.
Plan, provide, or evaluate educational programs for nursing staff, interdisciplinary health care team members, or community members.
Administer medications intravenously, by injection, orally, through gastric tubes, or by other methods.
Set up and monitor medical equipment and devices such as cardiac monitors, mechanical ventilators and alarms, oxygen delivery devices, transducers, or pressure lines.
Participate in professional organizations and continuing education to improve practice knowledge and skills.
Participate in the development, review, or evaluation of nursing practice protocols.
Coordinate patient care conferences.
Supervise and monitor unit nursing staff.
Ensure that equipment or devices are properly stored after use.
Assess patients' pain levels or sedation requirements.
Conduct pulmonary assessments to identify abnormal respiratory patterns or breathing sounds that indicate problems.
Collect specimens for laboratory tests.
Prioritize nursing care for assigned critically ill patients, based on assessment data or identified needs.
Monitor patients for changes in status and indications of conditions such as sepsis or shock and institute appropriate interventions.
Provide post-mortem care.
Assist physicians with procedures such as bronchoscopy, endoscopy, endotracheal intubation, or elective cardioversion.
Assess family adaptation levels and coping skills to determine whether intervention is needed.

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Arterial blood gas testing equipment
Pill splitters
Medical nasal cannulae
Pill crushers
Transcutaneous pacemakers
Laptop computers
Autotransfusion systems
Doppler ultrasound equipment
Arterial line catheters
Telemetry monitors
Pneumatic boots
Enema equipment
Pericardiocentesis kits
Personal digital assistants PDA
Blood drawing syringes
Handheld calculators
Orthopedic splinting equipment
Tourniquets
Intubation sets
Evacuated blood collection tubes
Hyper/hypothermia blankets
Hemodynamic monitors
Mechanical intermittent positive pressure ventilators
Clinical trapeze traction bars
Echocardiogram equipment
Urinalysis test strips
Surgical razors
Specialty patient care beds
Bedpans
Blood pressure monitors
Pulmonary artery catheters
Transvenous pacemakers
Oxygen delivery masks
Enteral feeding sets
Mechanical stethoscopes
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Tracheal suctioning equipment
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Desktop computers
Cooling blankets
Surgical staple removers
Safety goggles
Crutches
Halo traction equipment
Graduated glass laboratory cylinders
Multiple line infusion pumps
Fetal monitors
Protective face shields
Bilevel positive airway pressure BiPAP ventilators
Occlusion clamps
Multiple lumen central line catheters
Automated external defibrillators AED
Sphygmomanometers
Oxygen flowmeters
Transfer boards
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Automated medicine dispensing equipment
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Epidural catheters
Cardiac monitors
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Lancets
Medical scales
Wheelchairs
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Bed scales
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Transport cardiac monitors
Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation TENS equipment
Tablet computers
Ice collars
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Thoracentesis trays
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Surgical irrigation sets
Nasal suctioning equipment
Ultrasound transducers
Continuous positive airway pressure CPAP ventilators
Incision drainage equipment
Hoyer lifts
Venous Oxygen Saturation SVO2 monitors
Ventricular assist devices VAD
Patient controlled analgesia PCA pumps
Traction weights
End tidal carbon dioxide monitors or supplies
Urinary catheters
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Patient restraints
Therapeutic whirlpool baths
Medical examination protective gloves
Crutchfield tongs
Straight surgical scissors
Electronic compressor nebulizers
Protective gowns
Electrocardiography EKG machines
Intra-aortic balloon pumps IABP
Straight hemostats
Kidney dialysis equipment
Blood warming equipment
Tracheotomy sets
Medical gurneys
Continuous passive motion CPM equipment
Blood glucometers
Patient walkers
Chest drains
Flexible laryngoscopes

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MEDITECH Healthcare Information System HCIS
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GE Healthcare Centricity EMR
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ChartWare EMR
American Association of Critical Care Nurses AACN Medicopeia
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